Florida Department of CorrectionsJulie L. Jones, Secretary

Inmate Population

The overall prison population has decreased over the last two fiscal years and the total number of white inmates compared to black inmates in prison on June 30, 2016 has remained about the same.

The number of white males decreased by 0.8% with black males decreasing by 0.7% and other males also decreasing by 1.7% from the June 30, 2015 population numbers.

The number of white females outnumbered black females more than two to one, with the white females population decreasing by 3.2% from June 2015 to June 2016 along with the black females population decreasing by 3.7%. The "other" females increased by 42 inmates or approximately 21.6%.

Inmate Population on June 30 Compared Over Five Years

Gender and Race Breakdown
of Inmate Population

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

TOTAL

100,527

100,884

100,942

100,050

99,119

Gender

Males

93,579

93,813

93,792

93,032

92,289

Females

6,948

7,071

7,150

7,018

6,830

Race

White

47,966

48,344

48,245

47,539

47,036

Black

48,356

48,413

48,514

48,020

47,625

Other

4,205

4,127

4,183

4,491

4,458

Males by Race

White Males

43,416

43,598

43,445

42,840

42,489

Black Males

46,149

46,269

46,356

45,895

45,578

Other Males

4,014

3,946

3,991

4,297

4,222

Females by Race

White Females

4,550

4,746

4,800

4,699

4,547

Black Females

2,207

2,144

2,158

2,125

2,047

Other Females

191

181

192

194

236

On June 30, 2016, there were 931 less inmates in Florida prisons than last year.